The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-17
A GLIMPSE OF THE GALLERY
Some OF the Notable Pictures that Will
Be Shown at the Exhibit This Week.
Progress of the Preparations at Masonic Hall
for the Opening To-Morrow-A Better
Exhibit than Last Year Promised.

The exhibit of the indianapolis Art Associa-
ton, which will open at Masonic Hall tomorrow
evening" will. in several respects, be much more
attractive and noteworthy than that OF last
year More than half the pictures are already
in position. but Monday will be a busy day with
the management in getting the remainder in
place and completing the arrangement of the
gallery. Journal reporter visited Masonic
Hall yesterday. On entering the gallery, the
first painting to attract the eye is marine view,
a ship by moonlight. by Warren Sheppard, SIM
liar to marine view of last years exhibit
by Tyler, that received much attention and
great praise. Like that painting this
is striking management'o of light and shade eff.
fects. but in a different atmosp here. being
der glowing tropic moon. 'Sowlng the See d,
a painting by Clusmann, of Munich, is near by
and in rich and delicate treatment is considered
a choice example of the work of that artist.
The largest marine painting in the collection is
by F. @ Bromley, whose picture. LA Villette.'
was OF the best of last years collection.
This painting represents Cheltenham beach.
Lake Michigan, south of Chicago, IN which he
has made a charming picture of very simple
elements. Carl Bremen, the Louisville artist.
has three delightful pictures here, representing
Summer" Autumn" and Winter" There is
a fine marine from the easel OF Mr. Tyler, IN
which large sailing vessel off Staten Island is
being brought into port by a pitching, rolling.
| putting lutte tug.
"The Cavaliers Story" as told upon canvas
| by Cesar Dott an Italian artist, now living in
| Paris. is bright and expressive bit of art The
| scene is dinner al fresco with picturesque
| inn in the background the costumes being of
| the seventeenth century. There are two char
| acteristic paintings by the well known Ameri-
| can artist Blerstadt, one "Sunset Among the
| California Oaks the other. THE Canyon of
| Kings River California" both good examples of
| that artists style A picture represen ting
birch forest, b. Richard Fehdner, of Berlin, is a
| fine piece OF work 1t is catalogued 1.-THE
| Awakening of Spring" ''The Last Look" is
interior taken from the Cluny Museum, in
| which the artist, Jennie Bronecomb, of Henes-
dale Pa. has placed piquant young lady sur
rounded by wondrous array of brc-a brac
Mrs. Pullman, of Chicago has two pleasant
landscapes. one. "a Day Serene" the other
| Nothing but Sheaves." A figure subject, girl
| of thirteen or whereabouts, pluckine daisy
aud murmuring. He loves me- he loves me not, ("
| is charming thing in its way. 1t is from the
| studio of Phebe jerks. Of Boston. Henrietta
| Ronrer who has been called ''the Rosa Bonheur
| of cat painting" furnishes a good example of her
| work In a picture of cat stealing cream from
| pitcher Mr.. Bisbng. now at Paris, pupil of
De Haas. the famous cattle painter, of Holland.
has here characteristic picture and one that
| attracts the artistic and critical. Tie scene is
| evidently Dutch, and represents two cows stand
ing bright. sunshiny day, in pool of wa
| ter partly shaded by the trees of an old orchard
on the banks above. 1t is a
simple. quiet picture. but of re.
markable strength Ulysses and the Syrens.'
will attract considerable ttention-doubtless
| more than it otherwise would-from the fact
| that it is almost the only specimen of decollete
art in the collection. 1t is a fine piece of work.
| but the management have not thus tar learned
| the artists name, as il came without any dis
| tln9uishpg mark upon It.
| There are three wonderful examples Of the
| work of tie Bavarian artist. Gaugengigl, whose
| pictures command marvellous prices. His meth
| DDS are like those OF the famous French artist
| Messonnier, his pictures all being small, finished
with microscopic deiicacy and selling at 800 q
square inch and upwards His pictures ares re-
| markable for color, and always have an appear
ance of rotundity of head and limbs. OF the
three little pictures in this collection varying In
size from by inches to z by 10 inches. one is
called "Incredulity." in which one gentleman is
evidently trying to convince an incredulous list
tener; another Is the Art Lovers" two critics
in studio discussing the merits and dement's of
picture, and third represents French citi-
of the time of the Directory reading, a proc
lama;ion that is posted upon wall in the shadow
OF prison.
T. Addison Richards, the lifelong secretary of
the National Academy, has sent one of his tropic
landscapes-a jungle of trees, trailing vines,
with waters rejecting the purple light of even
ing.
The exhibit Of water-coors will be far better
than that of last year They are SO numerous
as to form section by themselves, and many
| OF the pictures are BY artists OF high European
reputation. for there examples of Joaquin,
Fouloogne. Merlot and others, well as of the
best American artists. among whom may De
mentioned Hamilton Gibson, Wedworth Wads
worth. H. 6. Maratta Mrs S. q. Mcknight and
Miss Longfellow. niece of the poet. Mr.. Rehr
sends several specimens of his art. among them
his picture which took the prize last year.
One of the paintings which will attract grea
attention is By Unterberger, q view of Amali
in the Gulf of Saerno southeast af Naples. /,
was, in the days of the Crusades. city great ir
commerce and point from which the Crusader.
set sail for the Holy Land It once had popu-
lation of GO. 900, now shrunk to about one sixth
that number. 1t is encircled by mountains, and
seems to be suspended between the blue of the
waves and the blue of the sky Amalf in tn,
picture. is seen in the distance from mountain
terrace, where party of tourists have stopped
to look upon the scene of beauty. The pictur
is wonderful in its sunshine effects. the Ion.
range of mountains melting into the sky an,
water in the distance.
Edwin Lord Weeks furnishes two pcture
that have been much admired. One of thes
represents a scene in a court yard of an East In
dian palace. where servants, with horses. ar
waiting for the appearance of the Grand Mogu
to go upon a chase. 1t is a bright and spirited
picture A half-naked East Indian is holdin
and stroking cheetah species of leopard
which. in that country, are trained to hunting
The other picture, one of the largest of the co
lection. represents Shah Jehan, with long an,
brilliant cavacaoe, returning from the gram
mosque at Delhi. The housings of the elephan,
and horses and the rich and varied colors of tn
pageant, together with the dazzling sunshine
make rare picture of oriental magnifcence.